Archive - 19 February 2020

Junaith Asharab Md Shariff said this during cross-examination by the defence counsel.

The service provides a 24/7 hotline on issues like welfare, abuse, baby dumping, and reproductive health.

CORONAVIRUS | Of the 50 confirmed cases who are still in hospital, four are in critical condition.

CORONAVIRUS | The Deputy HR Minister says his ministry is still studying the effect of Covid-19 on employment in certain sectors.

CORONAVIRUS | MYEG is offering the service to the governments of Malaysia and the Philippines.

Police say blood alcohol tests confirmed the car driver was DUI when he hit a family of four on the roadside.

CORONAVIRUS | CM says Sarawak is not depending too much on the services sector to generate its economy.

Sarawak PH chairperson Chong Chieng Jen refutes CM's claim that Putrajaya reneged on agreement to fix dilapidated schools.

Foreign affairs minister says feminist elements will be included in the nation's foreign policy framework.

UPDATED 9.58PM | MCA deputy president calls on Jakoa to ensure the affected Jakun community has subsistence living.

COMMENT | Without them, we would be crippled in our fight against Covid-19.

CORONAVIRUS | Health Minister says the 85-year-old husband wanted to be quarantined despite being free from the virus.

The company's deputy managing director says the amount was given to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for the 'long-term'.

The action is taken after the newspaper declined to apologise for a column that called China the 'real sick man of Asia'.

G Rajendran claims dismissal letter as state PKR comm director did not state reasons, dates given did not make sense.

Abdul Hamid Bador says there will be no compromise against his own men who commit crimes.

UPDATED 7.25PM | Ex-PM says political party can't be blamed if pilot committed mass murder but claims their propaganda turned some into fanatics.

ROSMAH TRIAL | 'He threatened the officers to speed up work on the solar hybrid project or he would complain to the PM.'

UPDATED 6.40PM | Hamid also says Jho Low's name is still on the Interpol Red Notice list, which is only shared with the authorities.

UPDATED 7.30PM | The health minister says his ministry will continue to be vigilant particularly over the situation in Singapore.

Sources claim PM wants Wan Azizah to attend the meeting involving top leaders from Harapan parties.

Abdul Hamid Bador says police will reopen investigations once the plane is found.

She says once the melting reaches a certain threshold, it will continue despite efforts to stop it.

The branches in the Kuala Terengganu and Teluk Intan divisions must reconvene before March 29.

CORONAVIRUS | This tarnishes what is supposed to be a triumphant Olympic year for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Plans for new duties to control consumption of the products in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

CORONAVIRUS | Patients in the hospitals say they are deeply moved and grateful to medical staff.

LETTER | Out of fear, people are hoarding essentials including masks which may cause shortage for medical workers.

UPDATED 4.55PM | The MCA president had posted about the difficulty faced by MySalam applicants in filing for a claim.

Two cops on duty at Pekan Baru station were allegedly in a heated argument which only ended when one pulled out a pistol.

Two separate Sessions Courts dismiss the expungement applications by Farhash Wafa and Tunku Nashrul.

It also states gender mixing in a performance only allowed for children, music cannot cause people to flow to the beat.

LETTER | Some NGOs seem to be trying their best to turn Penang into Kelantan.

He says it is the minister of religious affairs and not the finance minister who is responsible for the decisions.

CORONAVIRUS | Doctors can speak to patients via the robot which is also used to take temperatures and deliver medications.

CORONAVIRUS | Medical workers urged to take thorough protective measures, residents should pay attention to drainage system.

Miti deputy sec-gen says they have to be prepared to constantly embrace change in order to survive.

LETTER | There is still no substantive and structural reform by the government and society for integrating BIM.

Penang Hills Watch has verified three of these points which are water supply sources to the Air Itam dam.

S'pore wants blog on social media platform unaccessible for 'conveying falsehoods', FB legally compelled to comply.

LETTER | Although not an elected body, CSO functions include advocating alternative policies, holding gov't to account.

The DAP veteran is also calling for an international commission of inquiry into the plane's disappearance.

LETTER | Increasing the penalty for drink driving is premature, without first improving the integrity and efficiency of enforcement.

CORONAVIRUS | The new cases are reported to be in the city of Daegu and the surrounding North Gyeongsang province

Five major Chinese media entities with US operations will have to register their employees and US properties with the State Department.

CORONAVIRUS | Around 500 passengers are expected to disembark from the cruise ship.

Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok lauds the development which addresses conflict between villagers, plantation workers and elephants.

Orang Asli residents from nearby shantytowns have been searching for recyclables at the site for years.

The migrant workers have been dumped, without care, at the site, says the Protect Taman Desa Coalition.

There were a further 1,693 cases detected in the epicentre of the outbreak, taking the total in the province to 61,682.

Tony Abbott, who was premier when the plane disappeared, alleges that Malaysian gov't told him the pilot was responsible.

YOURSAY | 'He renounced his Australian citizenship before contesting in the election.'

LIVE DAY 9 | Malaysiakini brings you live reports from Rosmah Mansor's corruption trial over the solar energy project.

YOURSAY | 'Look at the fine print – it is a vote for Mahathir to serve a full five-year term.'

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

COMMENT | The big question is, will Anwar rise to the challenge or will he sink to the depths?

INTERVIEW | Infectious diseases expert Dr Christopher Lee also recommends lessening non-essential human contacts, such as shaking hands.

There are other ways to invest money and get better returns, the premier says.